Bank loans per capita rose 5.33% to USD 1,396 in Guatemala in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank loans per capita in Guatemala reached an all time high of USD 1,396 in 2017 and an all time low of USD 663 in 2009. When compared to Guatemala's main peers, bank loans per capita in Belize amounted to USD 2,676 , USD 233 in El Salvador, USD 1,535 in Honduras and USD 857 in Nicaragua in 2017.
Guatemala has been ranked 74th within the group of 107 countries we follow in terms of bank loans per capita, 74 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Loans Per Capita (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | USD | 2,673 | 2,654 | 2,676 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,721 | 7,264 | 7,574 | 7,195 | 7,441 | ... | ||||||||
| El Salvador | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | 212 | 217 | 233 | 2,203 | 2,329 | ||||||||||||
| Guatemala | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,259 | 1,325 | 1,396 | 1,435 | 1,498 | ||||||||
| Honduras | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,336 | 1,414 | 1,535 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Mexico | USD | 1,871 | 1,770 | 2,007 | 2,183 | 2,340 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 710 | 788 | 857 | 762 | 584 | ... | ||||||
| USA | USD | 27,407 | 28,931 | 30,232 | ... | 32,807 |
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